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Archive Diary Elly Plooij:
This is a selection from Elly Plooij's diary dates including working visits, talks and conferences

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October 2001

11 October 09.00-12.30 hours 10.00 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy Meeting with the CAIRNS Group
15 October 10.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Working visit to Pechiney, Vlissingen Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy
16 October 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy ELDR Party, Brussels EIF symposium: EIF annual stock-taking: How goes the e-revolution?
18 October	Veerstichting Conference
19 October 18.30 hours	Round Table Conference Euroregion, Lanaken
22-25 October	Plenary meeting of the European Parliament, Strasbourg (more information)

November 2001

2 November	Annual Conference of the VVD Liberal Party managers association, Lunteren
5 November	Speech on the occasion of the VIAG Conference "ICT in local government", Scheveningen
6 November 2001	EIF Discussion Group: open source software: Mainstream or Mirage?
7-13 November	WTO ministerial meeting in Doha Qatar
12-15 November	Plenary meeting European Parliament Strasbourg (more information)
20 November 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee Industry, Trade, Research and Energy
21 November 09.00-12.30 hours 14.00 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee Industry, Trade, Research and Energy Visitors Group KBK Hogeschool Rotterdam Parliamentary Committee Industry, Trade, Research and Energy
22 November 09.00-12.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee Industry, Trade, Research and Energy
23 November 13.00 hours 13.00- 15.00 hours	Working Visit Submarine, Amsterdam Symposium ECN Policy Studies, Amsterdam
28 November 09.00 hours 09.00-15.00 hours	ELDR Party, Brussels Plenary meeting European Parliament, Brussels (more information)
29 November - 3 December	Meeting of the Transatlantic Policy Network, Washington

December 2001

29 November- 3 December	Meeting of the Transatlantic Policy Network, Washington
December 3th 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee Industry, Trade, Research and Energy
December 4th 09.00-12.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee Industry, Trade, Research and Energy
December 5th 15.00 hours	ELDR Party, Brussels
December 6th 10.00 hours	Speech on the occasion of the National Biotech conference, Congress centre The Hague
December 7th 17.45 hours	Presentation "Women of Europe Award", Belgian Senate Brussels
10-13 December	Plenary Session European Parliament, Strasbourg (more information)
December 17th 14.00 hours 15.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels Extraordinary Plenary Session Brussels (to discuss the results of European Council Laeken)
December 18th 09.00-12.30 hours 11.00 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information) Visitors Group VVD Bunnik, Odijk en Werkhoven, Brussels Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)

January 2002

January 8 09.00-12.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)
January 9 15.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
January 10 09.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
January 14-17	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
January 18-22	Delegation Visit Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy to the Institute of Astrophysics, Canary Islands (Spain)
January 23 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)
January 24 09.00-12.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)
January 25-26	Dutch liberal party VVD election meeting, Papendal, The Netherlands
January 29 18.00 hours	General Assembly European Internet Foundation, Brussels
January 30 15.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
January 31 09.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

February 2002

February 4-7	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
February 18 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)
February 19 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information) Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (more information)
February 20 09.00-12.30 hours 12.00 hours 17.00 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (more information) Seminar "Continuing the Transatlantic Internet Dialogue" in cooperation with The U.S. Congressional Internet Caucus, the European Internet Foundation and the Transatlantic Policy Network, Brussels. Opening exposition "The choice of Members of the European Parliament", Press Centre Nieuwspoort, The Hague
February 22 18.00 hours	Eurocontact meeting, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
February 25 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)
February 26 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 16.15 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information) Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information) China delegation meeting, Brussels
February 27 09.00 hours 15.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels Plenary Session EP, Brussels (more information)
February 28 09.00 hours	Plenary Session EP, Brussels (more information)

March 2002

March 1 12.00 hours	Working Visit Nutreco Holding N.V., Boxmeer
March 6 15.00 hours	Municipal elections The Netherlands ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
March 7 09.00 hours 10.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels Speech for EICTA Public Event "Broadband for Europe", Brussels
March 11-14	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
March 18 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information)
March 19 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Trade, Research and Energy (more information) Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (more information)
March 20 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (more information) Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (more information)

April 2002

April 8-12	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
April 15 15.00-18.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels
April 16 09.00-12.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours 13.00 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 18.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels Speech for women of the political party VVD in Brussels, Salon of the Members Restaurant EP, Brussels ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels Informal Telecom meeting, Dutch Permanent Representation, Brussels
April 17 09.00-12.30 hours 19.00 hours	ITRE, Brussels Opening High Level Conference "Frequency Assignment Methods", Amsterdam
April 18 09.30 hours 16.00 hours	High Level Conference "Frequency Assignment Methods", Speech for conference "Reflecting the Internet", Shipping Terminal Rotterdam
April 20 13.00 hours	Radio discussion about developments in the biotechnology, 'Spijkers met Koppen', Utrecht
April 22 14.00 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Speech on Osteoporosis, Nieuwspoort, The Hague ITRE, Brussels
April 23 09.00-12.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 20.00 hours	ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels ITRE, Brussels Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) meeting with Rockwell Schnabel, American Ambassador with the EU, Brussels
April 24 09.00 hours 11.00 hours 15.00 hours 14.00 hours	ELDR Group meeting, Brussels Visitors group Triad Informal Investors Network, Brussels Plenary Session EP, Brussels (more information) Philips Technology Seminar on Ambient Intellligence and opening Homelab, Eindhoven
April 25 09.00-13.00 hours 14.00 hours	Plenary Session EP, Brussels (more information) Speech for Topmanagement Briefing Energy, Golden Tulip Hotel, The Hague
April 30 - May 7	Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) Mid Year Assessment, Tucson Arizona, meeting with Members of Congress and representatives from the trade and industry sector

May 2002

May 7 15.00 hours	ELDR Group meeting, Brussels
May 8 09.00 hours 15.00 hours	ELDR Group meeting, Brussels Participation in a debate of the Electronic Highway Platform on E-Governance, The Hague
May 13-16	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
May 15	National elections in The Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer ('Second Chamber')
May 21 09.00-12.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 17.30-21.00 hours	ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels Network meeting Dutch Permanent Representation, Brussels
May 22 09.00-12.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours 13.00-14.30 hours 14.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels Lunch European Internet Foundation with Stuart Lynn, CEO & President ICANN Speech Global Research Networking Summit & Géant Commissioning Event, Brussels
May 24 18.00-20.00 hours	Eurocontact meeting, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
May 25 14.30 hours Speech	Congress 'Unified Europe: The Power of Diversity', Rotary International, Groningen
May 27 15.00-18.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels
May 28 09.00-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00 hours 17.00 hours	ITRE, Brussels ITRE, Brussels Visit US Delegation, Brussels Chairing the European Internet Foundation, E-Policy Forum, Brussels
May 29-30	Plenary Session EP, Brussels (more information)
May 29 09.00 hours	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
May 30	Visitors Group Kamercentrale Zeeland

June 2002

June 3-4	Visitors Group Kamercentrale Gelderland
June 3 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels
June 4 09.00-12.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels EMAC, Brussels
June 5 11.00 hours 15.00 hours	Visit delegation Rabobank, Brussels ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
June 6	ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels
June 10-13	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
June 18 10.30-12.30 hours 15.00-18.00 hours 18.30 hours 20.00 hours	Attending meeting Second Chamber, The Hague ITRE, Brussels Board of Management Meeting of the European Internet Foundation, Brussels European Internet Foundation dinner on Consumer Trust
June 19 08.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours 13.00 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Working Group Internet and Development 2020, Brussels ITRE, Brussels Meeting Financial Services Forum on 'Consumer Credit: what future for a cross-border market?', Brussels ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussel
June 20 09.00-12.30 hours	ECON, Brussels
June 25 10.30 - 12.30 hours 16.00 hours	Meeting VVD- group Tweede Kamer, The Hague Meeting Telepoort Dutchtone, 'Digital Delta Nederland - Feit of fictie?', Nieuwspoort, Den Haag
June 26 15.00 hours	Conference: Regulating and Facilitating eBusiness. Key note speech on Sixth Framework Programme, Dorint Hotel, Brussels

July 2002

July 1-4	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
July 5-13	Interparliamentary delegation of the EP to China and Tibet
July 15-18	Delegation Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) to Washington

September 2002

23 - 26 september

Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg
(more information)

October 2002

1 october 09.00 - 12.30 hours 10.00 hours 15.00 - 18.30 hours 15.00 - 18.30 hours 17.00 hours	ITRE, Brussels Round Table "Ethical Aspects of biomedical research in developing countries", Brussels ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels Debate European Utilities Congress, Amsterdam
2 october 09.00 - 12.30 hours 20.00 hours	ECON, Brussel Meeting Transatlantic Policy Network, 'The future of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue', with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels from the University Koln, Brussels
3 october 09.30 hours	Speech visitor's group Young TNO about Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, Brussels
7 october 15.00 - 18.30 hours 15.00 - 18.30 hours 20.00 hours	ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels Transatlantic Policy Network, 'A Business Perspective on Transatlantic Relations: Security, Trade and Sustainable Development', with mr. Niall FitzGerald, Chairman of Unilever, Brussels
8 october 09.00 - 12.30 hours 15.00 - 18.30 hours 15.00 - 18.30 hours 19.30 hours	ITRE, Brussels ITRE, Brussels ECON, Brussels European Internet Foundation dinner discussion session with Commissioner Erkki Liikanen, about the EU's involvement in the World Summit on Information Society, Brussels
9 - 10 october	Plenary Session EP, Brussels (more information)
9 october 09.00 - 12.30 hours	ELDR Group meeting, Brussels
10 october 14.30 hours	Speech Congress "Information Society for Broadband Europe", Bucharest, Rumania
15 - 17 october	ELDR Congress, Bath
17 - 18 october	Congress Veerstichting, "Het Conflict", Leiden
19 october 10.00 hours	Liberal discussion on EU enlargement, 16 mei-groep, The Hague
21 - 24 october	Plenary Session EP, Strasbourg (more information)
21 october	Visit with delegation ECON to the European Central Bank, Frankfurt
25 october - 2 november	Visit with delegation ELDR to Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea
25 October- 3 November	ELDR Delegation visit to Bangkok and Taipei Caucus of Asian Liberals & Democrats (CALD)- ELDR meeting in Seoul
27 October 18.00 hours 18.15 hours	Dinner for the delegation hosted by M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Member of Parliament (MP), Bangkok. Flight to Taipei, Republic of China (RoC)
28 October 10.00 hours 13.00 hours	Meeting with MPs of the Democratic Party, Bangkok. Visit to the Thai Parliament, Bangkok: meeting with various Parlementarians.
29 October 10.30 hours 12.30 hours 15.00 hours 19.00 hours	Meeting with Mr. Shui-ban Chen, President of the Republic of China (RoC) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taipeh. Round table discussion and lunch with the President of the Legislative Yuan and representatives of the DPP and other legislative caucuses, Taipeh. Meeting with Mr. Shyi-kun Yu, President of the Executive Yuan, Premier of the RoC, Taipeh. Dinner with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Director of the International Affairs Department.
30 October 8.30 hours 10.00 hours 13.25 hours 19.30 hours	Visit to the DPP Taipeh Mayoral Candidate, Mr. Ying-Yuan Lee. Meeting and lunch with Mr. Eugene Chen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RoC, Taipeh. Flight to Seoul Welcome Reception and Dinner, Seoul
31 October 10.00 hours 10.30 hours 14.00 hours 16.00 hours	CALD-ELDR Meeting 2002: "Common challenges for Liberals and Democrats in Asia and Europe", Seoul. Session I: Current developments on the Korean peninsula Session II: Political, economic and social trends in Asia Session III: Political, economic and social trends in Europe

November 2002

1 November 10.00 hours 14.00 hours	Session IV: Multilateral cooperation in Asia and Europe Session V: Strengthening cooperation between Liberals and Democrats from Europe and Asia
4 November 15.00- 18.30 hours 20.15 hours	Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels (more information) Speech for "Regionaal Politiek Café", Tapas Bar Bodega Bodega, Brink 10, Laren
5 November 09.00- 12.30 15.00- 18.30	Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels (more information) Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels (more information)
6 November 08.30- 09.00 hours 09.00 hours 15.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting ELD Group meeting Plenary session European Parliament, Brussels
7 November 09.30 hours 14.00-14.45 hours 19.30 hours	Visitors to the EP: "VVD departments Veere and Vlissingen" Speech to visitors "Radio/TV Journalists" Discussion on Europe, organised by the VVD departments Leiden, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Den Haag en Dordrecht, at the Holiday Inn, Leiden
11 November 15.00- 18.30 hours 16.00 hours	Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels (more information) Speech, European Research 2002 Conference - Round Table Discussion on IST, Palais Expo (Heysel), Brussels
12 November 09.00- 12.30 hours 19.00 hours	Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels (more information) Informal Telecomms Meeting, Permanent Representation of The Netherlands to the EU, Brussels
14 November 11.00 hours 20.00 hours	Working Visit to EP by the Board of the Public Broadcast Service NOS: Discussion on the position of Public Broadcasts Services Speech at the opening of the exhibition World-Information.Org, Amsterdam
18 - 21 november	Plenary session European Parliament, Strasbourg
25 November 11.00 hours 15.00 hours	Visit by E. Plooij- van Gorsel to the "Merewade College", secondary school, Gorinchem Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels (more information)
26 November 09.00 hours 12.30 hours 15.00 hours 20.00 hours	Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels (more information) Study Visit of the Economic Bureau of the ING Bank to the European Parliament, Brussels Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels (more information) Working Dinner European Internet Foundation on Intellectual Property, EP, Brussels
27 November 09.00 hours 11.30-16.00 hours 15.00 hours	Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels (more information) Roundtable with Commissioner Erkki Liikanen on the situation in the Telecomms sector, Brussels Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels (more information)
28 November 09.00 hours 18.00 hours	EMAC, P1A002, Brussels Visit by VVD Group Eurocontact, Brussels
29 November 09.00- 12.00 hours 18.00- 20.00 hours	Visit by VVD Group Eurocontact, Brussels Speech VVD Department Vlissingen, Zeeland

December 2002

2 December 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels
3 December 09.00-12.30 hours 09.00-12.30 hours 10.00 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels Attending meeting Second Chamber, The Hague Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels
4 and 5 December	Plenary Session European Parliament, Brussels
4 December 08.00 hours 08.30-09.00 hours 09.00 hours 10.30 hours	European Internet Foundation Board of Management meeting, Brussels VVD Eurogroup meeting ELDR Group meeting Visitors to the EP: "VVD department Gelderland", Brussels
5 December 09.30 hours 12.30-13.30 hours	Founding meeting Biotechnology Foundation, Brussels Workshop 'Europe's Information Society Priorities for 2003', organized by the European Internet Foundation, in collaboration with IT Puntoit, the Italian association for the development of Information Society, Brussel
7 December 10.00-12.00 hours	Fourth platform VVD department Zuid-Oost Brabant, Partycentrum Den Heuvel, Mierlo
9 December 18.00 hours	Kick-off meeting VVD-committees, The Hague
10 December 17.00-18.30 hours	Telepoort Dutchtone, The Hague
11 December 09.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours 18.30-19.30 hours 20.00 hours	Visitors to the EP: Junior Kamer Nederland, Brussel ELDR Group meeting Speech UPS cocktail Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, Crown Plaza Hotel, Brussel Concert Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, Theatre du Residence Palace, Brussel
12 December 09.00 hours 11.00 hours 18.00 hours	ELDR Group meeting Meeting Steering group Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, Brussel VVD meeting, The Hague
13 December 11.30-14.00 hours	Debate meeting Plaatselijke Groep Leidse Ommelanden, Oude Ade
16 - 19 December	Plenary Session European Parliament, Strasbourg

January 2003

January 8

11.00- 18.30 hours

19.30 hours

ELDR seminar Liberalism in Christianity and Islam, European Parliament EP, Brussels

ELDR New Year's reception, Brussels

January 9

09.00- 12.30 hours

19.45 hours

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

VVD Campaign tour, The Hague, theme: integration. Political café, The Hague.

January 10

12.00- 20.30 hours

20.30 hours

VVD Campaign tour, province of Gelderland, theme: defense

VVD informal political gathering, theme: Integration and Special Education: next steps, Café Musis Sacrum, Velperbuitensignel 25, Arnhem

January 13- 16

Plenary session of the European Parliament EP, Strasbourg

January 16

17.00- 19.00 hours

21.00- 22.00 hours

VVD Campaign tour, Rotterdam

Reception with entrepreneurs on entrepreneurship, Hulskampgebouw, World Port Centre, Wilhelminakade 907, Rotterdam

Political café, Bilderberg Parkhotel, Westersingel 70, Rotterdam

January 18

14.00 hours

VVD Party Council, "De Eenhoorn", Koningin Wilhelminalaan 33, Amersfoort

January 20

14.00- 21.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

16.00- 17.30 hours

20.00- 21.00 hours

VVD Campaign tour, Amsterdam, theme: Finance and Economics

Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels

Lecture Gerrit Zalm, VU (University), Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam

Event Final night VVD campaign, WTC, Strawinskylaan 1, Amsterdam

January 21

09.00- 12.30 hours

Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels

January 22

08.00 hours

09.00- 12.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

20.00 hours

Vote!

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels
Discussion on the opinion report by Elly Plooij on Software patentability

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels

VVD election results event, Bunnik

January 23

09.00- 12.30 hours

12.30- 14.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels
Vote on the adoption of the report by Elly Plooij on Software patentability

Luncheon meeting with MEPs and the Board of Unilever, Brussels

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels

January 27

15.00- 18.30 hours

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels

Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels

January 28

09.00- 12.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Brussels
Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels

Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Brussels

January 29

09.00- 12.30 hours

14.00- 14.30 hours

15.00- 24.00 hours

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Meeting with a delegation from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Brussels

Plenary session of the European Parliament EP, Brussels

January 30

09.00- 13.00 hours

Plenary session of the European Parliament EP, Brussels

January 31

11.00 hours

14.00 hours

Meeting of the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, Brussels

Bilderberg conference VNO-NCW, Oosterbeek

February 1

09.00- 14.00 hours

Bilderberg conference VNO-NCW, Oosterbeek

Maart 2003

Wednesday 5 March

13.00-15.00 hours

18.00-20.00 hours

Lunch European Cable Communication Association, Members Restaurant
European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Dutch reception, Wild Geese, Brussels

Thursday 6 March

13.00-14.30 hours

15.15-15.45 hours

16.15-17.15 hours

20.00-24.00 hours

VVD Campaign Tour Zuid-Holland

Guest lecture / Debate Technological University Delft, Auditorium TU Delft, Mekelweg, Delft

Visit to the motorway A4: start of the lay-out of the A4, End A4 / Ring- road Delft / Kruithuisweg

Visit to company Tielman, production of business expedients for blind and weak-sighted persons, Koddeweg 39-41 Hoogvliet (Rotterdam)

Evening for "Edison" Music Awards, Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam

Friday 7 March

12.15-14.00 hours

14.00-16.00 hours

20.00 hours

VVD Campaign Tour Gelderland

Lunch with representatives of entrepreneurs and community councils from Apeldoorn, Town Hall Apeldoorn, Marktplein 1, Apeldoorn

Presentation and discussion on the 'Veluwe 2010' plan, Town Hall Apeldoorn, Marktplein 1, Apeldoorn

Political Café, Fort Bronsbergen, Bronsbergen 25, Zutphen

Monday 10 March - Thursday 13 March

Plenary Session of the European Parliament (EP), Strasbourg

Tuesday 11 March

Elections Dutch Provinces 'Provinciale Staten-verkiezingen' and Senate

Wednesday 12 March

16.00- 19.00 hours

Speech China reception Fenedex, Fortis Bank, Utrecht

Friday 14 March

13.30-17.30 hours

Working visit to T-Mobile, The Hague

Saturday 15 March

Extraordinary general meeting VVD, National Sportcentre Papendal, Papendallaan 3, Arnhem.

Monday 17 March

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European
Parliament (EP), Brussels

Tuesday 18 March

09.00-12.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Wednesday 19 March

15.00-18.30 hours

18.00-20.30 hours

19.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Reception European Internet Foundation and EICTA. Subject: 'Making e- Europe a Reality', European Parliament (EP), Brussels

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

Thursday 20 March

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Monday 24 March

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Tuesday 25 March

09.00-12.30 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European
Parliament (EP), Brussels

Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European
Parliament (EP), Brussels

Wednesday 26 March
- Thursday 27 March

Plenary Session of the European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Wednesday 26 March

09.00 hours

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Thursday 27 March

20.00 hours

Concert European Union Youth Orchestra, Paleis der Schone Kunsten, Brussels

April 2003

Wednesday 2 April

12.30 hours

15.00 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Thursday 3 April

09.00 hours

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Monday 7 April - Thursday 10 April

Plenary Session of the European Parliament (EP), Strasbourg

Sunday 13 April - Tuesday 15 April

Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) Mid Year Assessment Europe, Cadiz, Spain

Tuesday 22 April

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Wednesday 23 April

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Thursday 24 April

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

Meeting Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, European Parliament (EP), Brussels

Monday 28 April

15.00-18.30 hours

19.00-21.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

Dinner meeting EPN, Hotel Corona, The Hague

Tuesday 29 April

09.30-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

Wednesday 30 April

08.30 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

May 2003

Saturday 3 May

10.00 hours

Meeting '16 may Group': How liberal is the VVD? Alberdingk Thijm College, Laapersveld, Hilversum

Monday 5 May

20.00 hours

Liberation day - Memorial meeting 5 May, Concert aan de Amstel, Carré, Amsterdam

Wednesday 7 May

08.30 hours

12.30-14.00 hours

15.00 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Thursday 8 May

09.00 hours

14.00-15.00 hours

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Speech for a delegation of the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research
(NWO), Office 'Netherlands house for Science and Technology' (NEST), Avenue des Arts 41, Brussels

Monday 12 -
Thursday 15 May

Plenary Session of the European Parliament (EP), Strasbourg

Friday 16 May / Saturday 17 May

General meeting VVD, Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout

Monday 19 May

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

Tuesday 20 May

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

Wednesday 21 May

08.30 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

14.35-15.05 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

Speech BTG-themadagen, 'Rules of conduct in Telecomms', Congresscentre Hart van Holland, Berencamperweg 12, Nijkerk

INDU, Brussels

Thursday 22 May

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

Visitors Group Student Association AEGEE-Groningen

INDU, Brussels

Friday 23 May

10.00-17.30 hours

Parliamentary day of the city of Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Tuesday 27 May

15.00 hours

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Wednesday 28 May

08.30 hours

09.00 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

June 2003

Monday 2 - Thursday 5 June

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Tuesday 10 June

15.00-18.30 hours

15.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

Speech members of BioFarmind, Bilthoven

Wednesday 11 June

08.30 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

09.15-16.00 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

15.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

Meeting MBA students 'European Union - United States Relations: A Partnership in Peril?', Brussel

EMAC, Brussels

Speech for Visitor's Group from Finland, about ICT, European Parliament,
Brussels

Thursday 12 June

09.00-12.30 hours

18.0-19.30 hours

EMAC, Meeting with Mr. W. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, Brussels

Speech Liberal meeting, Breda

Monday 16 June

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

Tuesday 17 June

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Wednesday 18 - Thursday 19 June

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Brussels

Wednesday 18 June

08.30 hours

09.00 - 12.30 hours

14.30 - 18.00 hours

19.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

Seminar Brabantdag, European Parliament, Brussels

Gala Dinner Celebration EuroCommerce, Stanhope Hotel, Brussel

Thursday 19 June

11.00-12.30 hours

14.00-14.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

Voting Plenary Session European Parliament, Brussels

Speech Top Management Briefing, Steigenberger Kurhaus Hotel,
Scheveningen

INDU, Brussels

Monday 23 June

19.00 hours

Meeting VVD Party Commission European affairs (Economic-Financial), The Hague

Wednesday 25 June

08.30 hours

12.30-14.00 hours

15.00 hours

19.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

ELDR Group meeting, Brussels

Acquaintance visit Minister of Economic Affairs L.J. Brinkhorst and Deputy Minister C.E.G. Van Gennip to the European Parliament, Brussels

Thursday 26 June

09.00 hours

ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

Friday 27 June

11.30 hours

17.00-22.00 hours

Second EU-Korea Conference, Barcelona, speech on 'Information Society and Globalisation'

Farewell Seminar H. van der Coolwijk, President of the Board of Directors of Daimler Crysler Nederland, Amsterdam

Tuesday 1 July- Thursday 3 July

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

July 2003

Monday 7 July

Conference Financial Actionplan, Milan

Tuesday 8 July

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

Wednesday 9 July

08.30 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

12.30- 14.30 hour

15.00-18.30 hours

17.00-19.30 hours

17.00-20.00 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

Lunch UNICE on WTO Doha Development Agenda, EP, Brussel

INDU, Brussels

European Internet Foundation, Roundtable on 'The way forward', EP, Brussels

Event Permanent Representation / European Parliament, Brussels

Thursday 10 July

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

Monday 14 July - Thursday 17 July

Visit Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) to Washington, United States

Monday 14 July

08.45 hours

10.00-11.00 hours

11.00-12.00 hours

12.00-13.00 hours

13.00-15.00 hours

15.00-16.30 hours

Seattle

Roundtable Discussion Microsoft on 'Intellectual property in the Digital Era' with Nancy Anderson, Deputy General Counsel

Research Overview and Tech Demos

Meeting on Patent Strategy, with Marshall Phelps, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Head of Patents Unit

Roundtable discussion with Scott Charnay, Chief Trustworthy Computing Strategist

Tour of the Center for Information Work

Site Tour - Boeing 747/767/777 Aircraft Factory, Everett WA

Tuesday 15 July

19.00 hours

Washington DC

Dinner debate on New Security Challenges with Ambassadeur G. Burghardt and with Steve Hadley, Deputy National Security Advisor, National Security Council

Wednesday 16 July

08.00-09.00 hours

09.00-11.00 hours

11.15-12.00 hours

12.00-14.00 hours

14.15-15.00 hours

15.15-16.15 hours

16.30-17.15 hours

Washington DC

Working Group on Financial Services: Case Study - Transatlantic Partnership, with Mike Oxley, Member of Congress

Discussion Forum with the Atlantic Council on EU/US Summits and the Legislative role in the Transatlantic Dialogue, with Stuart Eizenstat, partner Covington & Burling, Doug Bereuter, Member of Congress and JoAnn Davis, Member Congress

Administration Bilateral: Department of Homeland Security with Tom Ridge, Secretary, and Robert P. Liscouski, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection

Lunch TPN/EIF/ICAC

Senate Bilateral: Senate Judiciary, meeting on Cyber Security, Electronic Surveillance, Data Retention, Cross-Border Enforcement of Fraud and other Cybercrimes with Patrick Leahy, Member of the US Senate

House Bilateral: House select Committee on Homeland Security, meeting on Homeland Security relating to cyber security, surveillance, with Chris Cox, Committee Chair, Mac Thornberry and Zoe Lofgren, Chair respective member Subcommittee on Cyber security, Science, and Research & Development

House Bilateral: House Judiciary Committee, meeting on Intellectual property, cross-border cybercrime with Bob Goodlatte, Lamar Smith and Howard Berman, all Members of Congress

Thursday 17 July

08.00-09.00 hours

11.15-12.00 hours

16.30-17.15 hours

17.00 hours

Washington DC

Roundtable Discussion on Competitive Market for Transatlantic Manufacturers with Don Manzullo, Member of Congress

Administration Bilateral: Department of Justice, meeting with John Ashcroft, John Malcolm, Michael Sussman and John LoGolbo, Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Division

House Bilateral: House Leadership Committee, meeting on Privacy, Broadcast Flag with Rick Boucher, Billy Tauzin and Cliff Stearns, Members of Congress

Closing Reception TPN/EIF/Internet Caucus Event

Wednesday 23 July - Tuesday 29 July

Participation Elections Observation Delegation to Cambodia

Thursday 24 July

09.00-10.00 hours

10.00-11.00 hours

11.00-12.00 hours

18.00-20.30 hours

Briefing Delegation European Commission

Briefing by the EU Election Observation Mission; planning; Chief Observer, Deputy Chief Observer and Election experts and LTO Coordinator

Logistical Briefing
afternoon Meetings with:
• Im Sousdey, Chairman National Election Committee;
• main political parties:
CPP: Soum Manit, Vice-Minister, and Chan Prasidh, Minister of Trade;
FUNCIPEC: Prince Norodom Siribudh, Secretary General, and Princess Norodom Vacheara, Chair of the National Assembly's Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Press and Media;
Sam Rainsy partij: Mr Sam Rainsy en Mrs. Tioulon Saumura
New Democracy Party: Prince Norodom Chakrapon
• Representatives of the civil society: Think tanks (CICP, CDRI), NGOs active in the election monitoring (COMFREL, NICFEC) and human rights (Ad Hoc, LiCaDHo)

Function at Australian Embassy with Australian Parlementarians and EUEOM

Friday 25 July

17.00 hours

Preparatory meeting with CO en DCO

Saturday 26 July

Morning Travel to provinces, briefing at Provincial level (Kompong Cham and Battambang)

Afternoon Briefing by local EOM teams; contact with local authorities, political forces and if relevant ethnic representatives and national observers

Sunday 27 July

National Assembly Elections

Monday 28 July

Ballot Counting

Tuesday 29 July

Coming back to Phnom Penh; Debriefing, co-ordination with Chief Election Observer and preparation of the statement and press conference

August 2003

Until Friday 22 August

Summer break European Parliament

Monday 25 August

15.00- 18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

Tuesday 26 August

09.00- 12.30 hours

14.30-16.00 hours

INDU, Brussels

Meeting EU-Delegation WTO-negotiations, Cancun, briefing by officals
of the European Commission

Wednesday 27 August

10.00- 12.00 hours

Speech seminar 'Biotech strategies in Europe', Basel

Thursday 28 August

09.00- 12.30 hours

ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

September 2003

Monday 1 -
Thursday 4 September

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Sunday 7 -
Monday 15 September

Participation EU-Delegation to WTO-negociations, Cancun

Monday 15 September

20.00 hours

Meeting VVD Division Zuid-Holland-Noord

Dinsdag 16 September

Opening of the Dutch parliamentary year 2203

Wednesday 17 September

12.00-14.00 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

Thursday 18 September

09.00- 12.30 hours

ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

Monday 22 -
Thursday 25 September

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Saturday 27 September

Speech at meeting VVD on Europe, Conference Centre 'Heerlickheijd van Ermelo', Staringlaan 1, Ermelo

Tuesday 30 September

10.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

18.30- 20.00 hours

Meeting VVD-group Tweede Kamer, The Hague

EMAC, Brussels

Reception Chinese Ambassador EU, Mr. Guan Chengyuan, Brussels

October 2003

Wednesday 1 October

08.00 hours

09.00- 12.30 hours

12.00- 12.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

15.30 hours

EIF Board Meeting, EP, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Speech visitor's group Provinciale Staten Zuid-Holland, EP, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

Autumn reception ING, Nieuwpoort, The Hague

Thursday 2 October

09.00- 12.30 hours

14.00 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

Speech visitor's group VVD Bladel, EP, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

Monday 6 October

12.30 hours

15.00-17.00 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

19.30 hours

Speech Rotary Gorinchem, Gorinchem

Meeting 'Group of Personalities in the field of Security Research', Advisory Group to the European Commission, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Conference Dinner on 'The Future of European Retail Banking Markets', European Savings Bank Group, EP, Brussels

Tuesday 7 October

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

18.30-19.30 hours

20.00 hours

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Meeting new Board Members of the 'Huis van de Nederlndse Provincies', Atduatukersstraat 71-75, Brussel

EIF Dinner meeting on 'Consumer's confidence', EP, Brussels

Wednesday 8 -
Thursday 9 October

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Brussels

Wednesday 8 October

09.0-12.30 hours

18.00 hours

ELDR Group Meeting, Brussels

Gala Dinner Veneca, The Hague

Thursday 9 October

10.30- 11.00 hours

Speech visitor's group Vrouwen Netwerk Provincie Noord-Holland, EP, Brussels

Friday 10 October

Visit VVD Tweede Kamer to the EP, Brussels

Saturday 11 October

16.30 hours

Speech meeting XS4ALL on the IPR Enforcement Directive, Amsterdam

Monday 13 October

12.30-14.30 hours

Working visit to biotechnology company Pepscan, Lelystad

Wednesday 15 October

12.00-14.00 hours

15.00- 17.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

British Telecom Round Table 'Future of Telecoms', with Commissioner Liikanen, Brussels

Thursday 16 October - Friday 17 October

Conference Veerstichting, Leiden

Monday 20 -
Thursday 23 October

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

November 2003

Monday 3 - Friday 7 November

Interparliamentary meeting of the delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China of the European Parliament and a delegation of the National People's Congress China

Monday 3 November

15.00-18.30 hours

20.00 hours

INDU, Brussels

Elly Plooij hosts dinner with the delegation of the National People's Congress China, Restaurant Le Vignoble de Margot, Brussels

Tuesday 4 November

07.45 hours

09.30 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

13.00-15.00 hours

15.00 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

TPN/EU breakfast meeting, 'Trade and iInvestment in Hong Kong & the
Pearl River Delta', EP, Brussels

First working session with the delegation of the National People's Congress China, EP, Brussels

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Lunch with with the delegation of the National People's Congress China, EP, Brussels

Second working session with the delegation of the National People's Congress China, EP, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Wednesday 5 - Thursday 6
November

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Brussels

Wednesday 5 November

09.00-12.30 hours

10.00-10.30 hours

12.00 hours

13.30 hours

14.30 hours

18.30 hours

19.00 hours

ELD, Brussels

Presenting the programm of the 'Partij van de Informatiemaatschappij' (party of the information society) to the Dutch prime minister J.P. Balkenende, chair of the innovation platform, Museum for Communication, The Hague

Elly Plooij hosts a lunch with the delegation of the National People's Congress China, Ocean Paradise restaurant, Rotterdam

Reception by Mr. Opstelten, mayor of Rotterdam, Town Hall Rotterdam, Coolsingel 40, Rotterdam

Boat trip through the harbor of Rotterdam, Rotterdam

Welcoming reception by deputy mayor Hester Maij, residency of the mayor, Herengracht 502, Amsterdam

Dinner in Amsterdam, offered by the municipality of Amsterdam

Thursday 6 November

09.30 hours

10.15 hours

11.00 hours

Meeting delegation of the National People's Congress China with Graham Watson, Leader of the ELDR Group, EP, Brussels

Meeting delegation of the National People's Congress China with Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament, EP, Brussels

Votes in the plenary meeting of the Eureopean Parliament, EP, Brussels

Friday 7 November

Visit to Venice with delegation of the National People's Congress China, because of current Italian Presidency of the EU. Also visit to the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello, presentation of the safety measures for Venice and mainly the MoSE Dam System

Wednesday 12 -
Friday 14 November

ELDR Conference, "A new enlarged Europe, open to its citizens and open to the world", Krasnopolsky Hotel, Amsterdam

Monday 17 - 20 November

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Thursday 20 November

14.00-21.30 hours

Speech on 'How high is ICT on the European Agenda?' at Final Event @Brabant, Brabantlaan 1, Den Bosch

Monday 24 November

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Monetary Dialogue with ECB President, Jean-Claude Trichet, EP, Brussels

Tuesday 25 November

08.00 hours

09.00-12.30 hours

EIF Board Meeting, EP, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Wednesday 26 November
09.00- 12.30 hours

15.00- 18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

Thursday 27 November

15.00-18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

Friday 28 - Saturday
29 November

Autumn Conference VVD, Veldhoven, Conference Hotel Koningshof, Locht 117, Veldhoven

Saturday 29 November

14.45-15.45 hours

Speech Beleggersdag, Café & Restaurant Engels, Business Centre Rotterdam, Weena, Rotterdam

December 2003

Monday 1 December

15.00-18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Tuesday 2 December

09.00-12.30 hours

15.00-18.30 hours

15.00-16.00 hours

INDU, Brussels

EMAC, Brussels

Meeting delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China, EP, Brussel

Wednesday 3 - Thursday 4 December

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Brussel

Wednesday 3 December

10.00-12.30 hours

16.30-18.30 hours

ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Chair ELD-hearing on European chemical policy ('REACH'), EP, Brussels

Friday 5 - Saturday 6 December

TPN Annual Meeting, Washington

Friday 5 December

15.00-16.30 hours

16.30-18.00 hours

18.00-21.00 hours

Overview of TPN Leadership Summit Conclusions, Welcome and Overview: Congressman Jim Kolbe, TPN Chair

Priorities and Mobilisation - Transatlantic Security Partnership, Chairman:
Senator Robert Bennett, US Outreach Co-chair

Dinner - Priorities and Mobilisation - Transatlantic Political Partnership & Institutions, Chairman: Erika Mann MEP, EU Outreach Co-chair

Saturday 6 December

09.00-12.00 hours

12.00-12.30 hours

Priorities and Mobilisation - Transatlanctic Economic Partnership, Chairman: congressman Cal Dooley, US Outreach Co-chair

Wrap up and Follow-Up: Closing by senator Robert Bennett, US Outreach Co-chair

Tuesday 9 December

13.30-14.00 hours

Speech on 'A European Army', Haagse Hogeschool, Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, The Hague

Wednesday 10 December

15.00-18.30 hours

ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Thursday 11 December

09.00-12.30 hours

ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Tuesday 16 - Wednesday 17 December

Speech on 'Security & Risk, International Perspectives' at Conference 'Virtual Opportunity Congress III', Sydney, Australia

January 2004

Monday 12 -
Thursday 15 January

Plenary Session European Parliament, Strasbourg

Friday 16 january

16.00 hours

New year cocktail Boer & Croon, Muziektheater, Amsterdam

Monday 19 January
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
17.30-21.30 hours	Speech at 'Café Crossfire Evening Debate', Friends of Europe in cooperation with Unilever on Chemicals Policy (REACH)

Tuesday 20 January 09.00-12.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
14.00 hours	Meeting with representatives of down-stream users on chemicals policy, EP, Brussel
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
15.30-16.00 hours	Meeting with J. Guest, J. Murtopuro, A-S Ronnlund, Nokia, on exploding mobile telephones/batteries

Wednesday 21 January 08.15-09.00 hours	EIF Board Meeting, EP, Brussels
08.30-09.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussel
09.00-12.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
11.00-11.30 hours	Meeting with Mr. B de Geus from NWO, EP, Brussel
11.30-12.00 hours	Meeting with Peter Kokken and Rob van Esch, ECCA
12.30 hours	Lunch Maja Wessels, Honeywell, Brussels
14.00-14.30 hours	Meeting Willem van Loo & Claude Lorèa, CEMBUREAU, on chemical policy, Brussels
14.30-15.00 hours	Meeting Sharon McGuinness, Hewlett Packard, on chemical policy, Brussels

Monday 26 January 10.30-12.30 hours 15.00-18.30 hours	Meeting Nordstichting, VVD-Thorbeckehuis, The Hague INDU, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
17.30-20.00 hours	Informal meeting RAND Europe on Digital divide, Club Fondation Universitaire, Brussels
19.30 hours	Dinner-debate on 'What contribution can the telecoms sector make to Europe 's economic revival?', Friends of Europe in cooperation with British Telecom, Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussel

Tuesday 27 January 09.00-13.00 hours	2nd Annual European Financial Services Conference, Fortis Auditorium, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
20.00 hours	Speech at a theme-evening of the VVD-Gouda on 'Rules and administrative burdens for entrepeneurs', Gouda

Wednesday 28 January	European HPV (human papillomavirus) Day in the European Parliament, Brussels
08.30-09.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	ELD Group Meeting, Brussels
14.00-15.00 hours	Meeting Board EIF with Paul Twomey, president of ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, EP, Brussels
15.00 hours	Opening plenary session EP, Brussels
16.00-16.30 hours	Meeting with Mr Mc Sweeney, DG Joint Research Center, European Commission, Brussels
17.00 hours	Board meeting Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, Brussels

Thursday 29 January
11.00-13.00 hours	Vote plenary session EP, Brussels
16.30- 19.00 hours	Farewell reception of the Mayor of Zoetermeer, Mr. L. van Leeuwen, Brandweerkazerne Oosterheem, Zoetermeer

Friday 30 January

12.30 hours

Bilderberg Conference, Hotel de Bilderberg, Utrechtseweg 261, Oosterbeek

Saturday 31 January
10.00-13.00 hours	Bilderberg Conference, Oosterbeek

February 2004

Wednesday 4 February
08.15 hours	EIF Breakfast Meeting Advisory Committee, EP, Brussel
08.30-09.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Thursday 5 February

09.00-12.30 hours

ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Friday 6 February

12.30-14.00 hours

14.00-16.00 hours

Lunch with Mark Frequin, DG Telecom and Post, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague

Meeting EPN concerning the European Day for Internet Security, Nieuwspoort, Den Haag, with attendance of Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr. Brinkhorst

Monday 9 -
Thursday 12 February

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Monday 16 February
15.00 hours	Meeting with Mr. Paul Verhoef, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), EP, Brussels
17.30- 19.30 hours	Meeting 'Group of personalities in the field of Security research', Advisory Group to the European Commission, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	EMAC, Brussel

Tuesday 17 February	Meeting ASTRON Huis voor de Nederlandse Provincies
09.00-12.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
13.00-14.45 hours	Lunch EIF with Internet Caucus of the American Congress, EP, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
15.00 hours	EIF Meeting with the Congressional Internet Caucus of the US, EP, Brussels
17.30-19.30 hours	Farewell Reception Petra Ginjaar, VVD-party, Nieuwpoort, Den Haag

Wednesday 18 February
08.00 hours	TPN Steering Committee, EP, Brussels
08.30-09.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
12.30 hours	Lunch with Mr. Mark van der Horst, VVD, Amsterdam, EP, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
14.00-15.00 hours	Special Microsoft Security Summit for the EU Institutions, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels
15.00-18.00 hours	Ronde tafel meeting Europese Aluminium Industrie, on sustainable development, Plaza Hotel, Brussels

Friday 20 February

20.00 hours

AdRem Debate Remonstrantse Broederschap on God, the Church and Europe, Utrecht

February

Monday 23 February

15.00-18.30 hours

INDU, Brussels

15.00-18.30 hours

EMAC, Brussels

Tuesday 24 February
09.00-12.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
12.30 hours	Concluding remarks Seminar European Research Council - an intiative for science in Europe, EP, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
20.00 hours	EIF diner bijeenkomst over mobiel internet , EP, Brussels

Wednesday 25 February

08.30-09.00 hours

09.00-15.00 hours

11.30-12.00 hours

15.00 hours

19.30 hours

VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussels

ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Meeting with Mr. Ebbeler, Virtual Rock Opera and Mr. De Koster, European Commission

Opening plenary session EP, Brussels

Dinner with the Chinese Ambassador Mr. Guan Chengyuan, Chinese Ambassy, Brussels

Thursday 26 February
11.00-13.00 hours	Vote plenary session EP, Brussels

March 2004

Monday 8 - Thursday 11 March

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Monday 15 - Monday 22 March

Interparliamentary meeting (IPM) Chinadelegation European Parliament in Beijing and Shanghai

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Monday 22 March
09.15-10.15 hours	Interview Passage Business Conference, KLM, RAI Amsterdam
12.00 hours	Lunch meeting with Mr. Bleeker, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Utrecht
14.30 hours	Meeting with Mr. Scheepbouwer, Chairman of the Board of Management of KPN, The Hague

Wednesday 23 March
14.30-17.00 hours	LOFAR presentation on the Lissabon strategy, Huis van de NL- provincies, Brussels
18.00 hours	Buffet dinner Brewers of Europe, Brussels

Wednesday 24 March
09.30 hours	Meeting with Mr. Hylko Oosterloo and Mr. John Kessler (US Mission), Brussels
12.45-13.30 hours	Memorial Service Verenigde Staten-Generaal for Princess Juliana, The Hague.

Thursday 25 March
11.30-12.00 hours	Meeting with Mr. Steven Hoonhout, Brussels
12.00 hours	Speech for pupils in connection with the 'Surf op Safe' contest, EP, Brussels
12.30- 14.00 hours	Lunch with pupils, EP, Brussels

Monday 29 March - Tuesday 30 March

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Wednesday 31 March - Friday 9 April

Member Ad Hoc Delegation for Election Observation Indonesia on Monday 5 April

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April 2004

Tuesday 13- Friday 16 April

Congressional Visit US , Brussels

Tuesday 13 April
15.30 hours	Meeting with Mr. Jos Nieveen, Organon, Brussels

Wednesday 14 April
08.30-09.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussels
14.00-16.45 hours	Innovation Lecture, Binnenhof, The Hague
15.00-18.30 hours	ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Thursday 15 April

09.00-12.30 hours

ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Monday 19 -
Thursday 22 April

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Friday 23 April
09.30	Working Visit Mr. Eckart Wintzen and Mr. Fred Kappetijn, Austerlitz

Monday 26 April
12.30 hours	General Assembly and Meeting of the Industrial and Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) of the European Energy Foundation (EEF), EP, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
18.00-20.00 hours	Reception of the European Visitor's Programme (EUVP), EP, Brussels
20.00 hours	Outreach Roundtable Dinner TPN, in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the International Security Information Service Europe (ISIS), Brussels

Tuesday 27 April
09.00-12.30 hours	INDU, Brussels
09.00-12.30 hours	EMAC, Brussels
11.00-11.30 hours	Speech for Visitor's Group JFV, law students from Groningen, EP, Brussels
15.00-18.30 hours	INDU, Brussels

Wednesday 28 April
08.00 hours	TPN Breakfast Meeting, with Dr. Simon Serfaty, Director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) about the Future of the Atlantic Alliance, EP, Brussels
08.00-09.00 hours	EIF Breakfast meeting, EP, Brussels
08.30-09.00 hours	VVD Eurogroup meeting, EP, Brussels
15.00-17.00 hours	Informal Trade Seminar: 'Parlementarians for Multilateralism - Promoting the Doha Developmen Agenda', EP, Brussels
18.00 hours	Asperges Dinner, Nieuwspoort, The Hague
15.00-18.30 hours	ELD Group Meeting, Brussels

Thursday 29 April and Friday 30 April

ELDR Rally of candidates to June Parliamentary Elections

Thursday 29 April

09.00-12.30

Informal Trade Seminar: 'Parlementarians for Multilateralism - Promoting the Doha Developmen Agenda', EP, Brussels

15.00-19.00 hours

ELDR Rally, Sky Hall (Old Terminal), Brussels National Airport Zaventum

Friday 30 April

18.30-20.30 hours

Reception for Queen's Day, invitation by Permanent Representation of The Netherlands in Brussels, Tervuren

May 2004

Monday 3 -
Thursday 6 May

Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Thursday 13 May

14.30 hours

Speech on REACH (European Chemicals policy) at Conference IMA-Europe

Friday 14 May

Lunch with Mr. Van Velzen, Member of the EP, and Mr. M. Frequin, Director-General of the department of Telecommunications and Post of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague

Saturday 15 May

General Meeting VVD, Rotterdam

Monday 17 May

10.30 hours

Meeting with Mr. L. Hermans, Chair of MKB-Nederland (Organisation for Dutch SME's), Utrecht

Tuesday 18 May

10.00 hours

Meeting with Mr. Frequin, Director-General of the department of Telecommunications and Post of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Mr. P. Kokken, Permanent Representation of The Netherlands in Brussels, Brussels

18.00-22.00 hours

Broos Van Erp-award, ICT-awards, National ICT-Event, Utrecht

Wednesday 19 May
15.00 uur	Symposium afscheid van de heer Frank de Grave van deTweede Kamer, Den Haag
16.00-18.00 uur	Afscheid van de heer Ed Slinger, voormalig persvoorlichter van de VVD-Eurofractie te Brussel
17.00-19.00 uur	Afscheidsreceptie van de heer Frank de Grave, Den Haag

June 2004

Thursday 3 June

Speech at SME-conference in Istanbul

Thursday 10 June

16.30 hours

Elections for the European Parliament in The Netherlands!

Farewell reception for Mr. W. Bleeker, Ernst & Young / Cap Gemini, Utrecht

Friday 11 June

14.00-16.30 hours

Meeting of the Centrale Commissie Statistiek (CCS), supervisory board of the Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg

Thursday 17 June

19.00 hours

Meeting of the Advisory Board of EPN, Rijswijk

Saturday 19 June

10.30 hours

VVD Party Meeting, Bussum

Tuesday 22 June

BUMA/STEMRA Music Industry Golf Event, Diepenveen

Saturday 26 June

General Assembly Yehudi Menuhin Foundation

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